Zojirushi Champagne Gold Series Thermal Carafe

by Zojirushi

Product Features

• Vacuum thermos keeps 1 quart of beverage hot or cold for 10 hours
• Removable tea strainer for steeping tea
• Push-button on top unlocks spout, locks for transport
• Lovely, brushed-aluminum body colored cafe-au-lait with subtle gold cast
• Plastic accents in cafe-au-lait above, below aluminum band; 9 inches high

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7 x 6.9 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005OBC8
• Item model number: AGVE-B10C
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #561,108 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Capable of keeping 1 quart of a beverage hot or cold for up to 10 hours, this lovely vacuum thermos is perfect for pouring hot tea all day in the home or at the office. It its center, the carafe-shaped thermos contains a removable plastic tea strainer with fine-mesh screens. Filled with loose tea, the strainer lowers into hot water within the thermos so the tea can steep and then be discarded. After that, pouring tea is merely a matter of pushing the big button on the top, which unlocks the spout. The push-button locks so the thermos can be transported by its handle. Glass-lined, the 9-inch-high thermos has a large mouth to accommodate ice cubes for cold beverages. It's made of plastic, colored a warm café au lait, with a brushed-aluminum band around the middle. The band is also café au lait but with a subtle gold cast underscored by gold edges. --Fred Brack

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I might have like it if..., January 8, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Zojirushi Champagne Gold Series Tall Thermal Carafe, Herb Cacao (Kitchen)

...it didn't have corny poetry written all over it. Be advised that it has the following written on the exterior of the carafe:
"Enjoy a relaxing time caring for the garden and touching
the earth"
"Decorate your dining table with freshly picked flowers"
"Live beautifully together with herbs"
If it weren't for these sappy lines, it would have been a beautiful carafe! It did have an narrow mouth at the top, which would make it difficult to clean.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Keeps hot for hours..., December 31, 2003

By 

Lauren "Lauren" (Ashburn, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zojirushi Champagne Gold Series Tall Thermal Carafe, Herb Cacao (Kitchen)

The instructions say to heat the inside with hot water then to pour in your hot beverage, so as to give it a head start on keeping the beverage warm. I forgot to do this part. At 6pm I poured in 4 cups (as much as it would hold) of mulled apple cider direct from the crock pot. At 10pm, the beverage inside was still steaming hot. By 6AM this morning, the beverage was still warm but not hot.

The pouring functionality works great, too. On the top of the handle is a push button. You push the button and a label on the lid will show either open or closed. You push the button again to change back to open/closed. When open, you just pour from the spout. It doesn't run down the side either. When closed, no liquid comes out. To pour liquid in, you just unscrew the top and pour it in. I used a measuring cup to pour it in with because the opening is rather small. You won't be able to pour in liquid directly from a pan or crock pot - it'll make a mess.

It does have a few weird rules. It says not pour in milk based products, baby food, dry ice, etc. The one that gets me here is the milk based products. I don't know why it says this, but I assume that it's because it's hard to clean out. I'm going to try it anyway though.

Cleaning - To clean, you're supposed to run warm water in it and shake it around. It has instructions on a more powerful way to clean if needed, but it's not dishwasher safe. The point is, you'll probably want to wash it out immediately after using so that the remnants of your beverage don't stick to the sides.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for Tea Lovers!, February 20, 2003

By 

L. Land (MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zojirushi Champagne Gold Tea Airpot with Infuser, Herb Cacao (Kitchen)

I love my little airpot! I prefer loose teas rather than bags because the quality of the leaves is much better. When I used to brew a big pot of tea for myself, within an hour or two it would be stone cold, even with a tea cosy.

This thermal pot has the tea infuser built in. You put in your tea leaves, fill the pot with boiling water, let it brew, then remove the infuser. Voila! Perfectly brewed tea that stays hot for TEN hours. And I do mean HOT! Plus, the pot is attractive enough to have out on the counter.

My only complaint (and this is minor) is that the plastic tube inside the airpot gets badly stained from the tea. Not that it hurts anything, but it irritates me. Still, I highly recommended this item and use it all the time.

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